Faucet.



No. 809,895. PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906.

J. 0. BEAZLEY.

PAUCBT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, 1905.

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PATBNTED JAN. 9, 1906.

J. O. BBAZLEY.

FAUCET.

APPLIUATIQN FILED MArmo. 1905A 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FAUCET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Continuation of application Serial No. 175,199, tiled September 30,1903. This application filed March 30, 1905. Serial No. 252,911.

To all whom ft may concern:

Be known that I, JOSEPH O. BnAzLEY, a

citizen of the United States, residing in the l city of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Faucet, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relatesto improvements in faucets.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of faucets and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive one of great strength and durability designed for use oncoolers and supply-pipes and in various other places where an ordinary faucet may be employed and adapted to close automatically when released without the use of springs and without depending upon the pressure of the water or other iuid.

A further object of the invention is to provide an automatically-closing faucet of this character in which the means for closing the valve will be cushioned by the latter.

l/Vith these and other objects .in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying' drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of construction within the scope of the claims maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a faucet constructed in accordance with this invention, the weighted operatingarm being shown elevated in full lines and dropped in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, thev valve being open. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the valve and the actuating means. Fig. 5 is an end view. Fig. 6 is a perspective view illustrating another form of theinvention in which the weighted operating arm swings upwardly from a vertical to a horizontal position. Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 9 9 of Fig. S. Fig. 10 is a detail perspective view of the stop-collar. Fig. 11 is a detail view of the valve-stein. Fig. l2 is a detail sectional view illustrating the construction of interiorly-arranged stops for limiting the movement of the weighted operating-arm.

Like numerals of reference designate corre- Y sponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates the body of the faucet, which is provided with a discharge spout or end 2 and which may be constructed of any suitable material, as will be readily apparent. The body of the faucet (shown in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive) is horizontal; but when the valve mechanism is employed in connection with the flushing-tank or analogous structure it may be arranged either in a horizontal or vertical position. The body of the faucet has an enlarged intermediate portion 3, and it is provided at its rear end with a cylindrical eXtension 4, forming a valve-chamber and presenting smooth inner walls for guiding a valve 5, as hereinafter explained, to a seat 6, which is formed at the front or inner end of the eX- tension 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The extension 4 is exterior-ly threaded to receive a cap 7, which is provided with a threaded aperture 8 for the reception of a pipe-section 9, but the cap may be provided with any other suitable means for enabling the faucet to be mounted in the position in which it is to be used. The valve preferably consists of a semispherical metal cap 1() and an elastic ball-shaped body portion 11. The cap is provided with an annular series of longitudinal guiding-arms 12, which fit snugly within the cylindrical valvechamber and which guide the valve to and from its seat, whereby it is properly seated and closed. These guiding-arms also prevent the valve from accidentally twisting or binding, and thereby interfering with the operation of the means for automatically closing it. The elastic body portion may be constructed of rubber or any other suitable material, and the two parts are connected by a stem 13, having a bifurcated front end and threaded at its rear portion for the reception of a nut 14. The front bifurcated end of the stem is enlarged to form an engaging shoulder, and it receives one end of a link 15, which is provided at its other end with a collar 16. The inner end of the link l5 is connected with the bifurcated end Aof the stem by a suitable pivot 17, and the collar 16 receives a cani 18 of a shaft 19, whereby when the shaft is rotated the valve will be moved inward and outward.

The cam consists of an eccentrically-mount- ICO IIC

ed circular head formed integral with the shaft, which has an inner conical or tapered end to lit a conical bearing 21 Vof the faucet body or barrel. The faucet body or barrel is extended laterally at one side of the enlarged portion to form the bearing 21, and in order to equalize the friction or strain and prevent thel operating mechanism from binding or interfering with the automatic closing of the valve the said body or barrel is provided with an opposite bearing 22, and it has an opening of sufficient size to permit the introduction and removal of the cam. The faucet is provided at the lateral aperture with an up wardly-extending threaded flange 23, forming a packing-chamber or stuffing-box and adapted to receive a suitable packing 24. The shaft is provided with a collar to lit the bearing of the adjacent side o1" the faucet, and this collar, which is circumferentially recessedto provide a peripheral ange, may be either fixed orloose on the shaft, as desired. The peripheral flange overlaps the bearing portion of the faucetl body or barrel, and the recessed portion of the collar fits into the same, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. v By this construction the cam-shaft is journaled at eachk side of the body orbarrel of the faucet and there is no liability of the parts binding and accidentally,interfering with the operation of the automatically-closing valve. The laterally-extending flange 23 receives a cap 26,

which is interiorly threaded and which is provided with a central opening for the shaft, and the latter has a polygonal portion 27 for the receptionv of a weighted arm 28. The weighted arm 28 is provided at one end with an opening to fit the polygonal portion of the cam-shaft, and the terminal of the latter is threaded for. a nut 29, which retains the weighted arm on the shaft. The weighted arm, which extends upward at an inclination whenthe valve is open, is angularly bent at 30 and 3l to arrange its upper portion con- .facilitate its operation.

tiguous to the body or barrel of the faucet and its intermediate portion extends over the cap 26, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The upper end of the valve-actuating arm 28 is provided with an enlargement or weight, which may be in the form shown, but which may be shaped into a grip or handle to The valve-actuating arm is swung upward to open the valve, and the weight on said arm operates to close the latter automatically as soon as the actuating-arm is released. The oscillating actuating-arm is limited by laterally-projecting front and rear lugs 33, which prevent the said arm from being forced too far in either direction, and breakage of the parts is thereby prevented. These lugs are cast integral with the body of the faucet, but any other suitable stop may be provided for this purpose.

In Figs. 6 to llinclusive, of the drawings is illustrated another formY of invention in which a valve 34 is movable in a vertical direction instead of horizontally. The body 35 of the faucet, which is'disposed vertically,

The lower end 38 of the body is scribed, being composed of an elastic body of a metal cap 42, fitting on the rear end of the valve. The valve is provided with a stem v43, which pierces the valve-body and the cap and which is threaded at the lower end to receive a nut 44, a washer being interposed between the nut and the cap. A suitable stop or shoulder 45 is arranged at an intermediate point on the stem for engaging tthe upper end of the elastic weight of the valve. The upper end of the valve-stem is provided with an integral eye or collar 46, which is arranged on a crank 47 of a shaft 48. The valve-stem is also provided at an intermediate point with radial wings 49, which assist in centering the valveand which are adapted to reduce the vibration and jar of the same in opening and closing. The body or barrel 35 ofthe faucet is provided with a lateral aperture having an outwardly-extending flange 50, forming a packing-chamber or stuffingbox and adapted to receive a packing 51, preferably consisting of rings of compressed sponge or felt, which when moist are adapted to expand and eflectually prevent any leakage of the faucet through the lateral open. ing. The threaded ange receives a cap 52, which is provided with an opening for the crank-shaft, and the latter has a central enlargement 53, arranged within the threaded flange and engaging an interior shoulder thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings. The packing is interposed between the enlargement 53 and the cap, suitable washers 54 and 55 being preferably arranged at the inner and outer faces of the packing. The outer end of the crank-shaft is square to receive a weighted valve-actuated arm 56. The weighted arm is arranged in a vertical position when the valve is closed, and it is adapted to swing upward therefrom to open the valve, the amount of swing or the l IOO IIO

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ranged in any other desired position that will effect an automatic closing movement of the valve, and its movement is limited by stops 57 and 58, which are arranged in the path of a projecting portion or pin 59 of the weighted arm. The stops are formed integral with a collar or ring which is secured on the extension of the faucet bodyor barrel by means of a clampingscrew 60 or other suitable means. The stops may be disposed in any position which will cause the weighted operating-arm to swing downward by gravity to close the valve, and they also may be arranged interiorly of the faucet, as well as exteriorly thereof. In Fig. 12 of the drawings is illustrated one form of interiorly-arranged stops.

,These stops 61 and 62 are formed by an arcuate recess in the outwardly-extending tubular portion or ange 50 and are engaged by a pin 63, mounted on and projecting from the shaft. The lower stop is vertical, and the upper stop is arranged at an inclination and at a point slightly above the horizontal, the swing of the weighted arm being preferably slightly in excess of one-fourth of a revolution, but the throw of the arm may be varied to secure the desired opening movement of the valve, as will be readily understood. Any other internal arrangement of stops may be employed for limiting the swing of the weighted operating-arm.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a device of the class described, the combination of a body having a valve-seat, a

valve arranged to engage the seat at the pressure side thereof, a horizontal shaft mounted on the body at the opposite side of the valveseat and connected with the valve, an upwardly-extending weighted arm connected with the shaft at one end and arranged at an inclination when the valve is open, whereby it is adapted to close the valve automatically7 and stops arranged on the body in the path of the arm for limiting the movement thereof in opening and closing.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a body having a seat, a valve arranged to engage the seat at the pressure side thereof, a horizontal shaft mounted on the body at the opposite side of the valveseat and connected with the valve, a weighted arm connected with the shaft and arranged to swing upwardly to open the valve and movable downwardly automatically by its own Weight to close the same, the extent of movement of the valve corresponding with the movement of the weighted arm, whereby the valve will be properly seated when the arm is at the limit of its downward movement, and stops for limiting the movement of the weighted arm in opening and closing the valve.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH O. BEAZLEY.

IVitnesses:

JOHN H. SIGGERs, E.` G. Sloeries 

